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From the Pastor's Desk Bill (Rev. William J. Starr) DAILY BIBLE READING November                                        1 – Genesis 1:1-2:4a            17 – Psalm 126                                        2 – Genesis 2:4b-25            18 – Psalm 135                                        3 – Psalm 104                     19 – Psalm 138                                        4 – Psalm 105                      20 – Revelation 4:1-11                                        5 – Ezra 6:1-22                    21 – Revelation 5:1-14                                        6 – Nehemiah 8:1-18           22 – Revelation 7:1-17                                        7 – Esther 8:1-17                 23 – Psalm 100                                        8 – Esther 9:1-32                 24 – Psalm 113                                        9 – I Chronicles 15:1-16:6    25 – Psalm 115                                      10 – I Chronicles 16:7-43       26 – Psalm 68                                      11 – I Chronicles 17:1-27       Thanksgiving Day                                      12 – II Chronicles 34:1-21      27 – Psalm 65                                      13 – II Chronicles 34:22-33    28 – Psalm 66                                      14 - II Chronicles 35:1-19       29 – Psalm 67                                      15 – Psalm 84                         First Sunday in Advent                                      16 – Psalm 107                       30 – Mark 13:1-37 A Prayer for the United States Presidential Election by The Rev. Kenneth H. Carter, Jr Creator of us all: you are the source of every blessing, the judge of every nation and the hope of earth and heaven: We pray to you on the eve of this important and historic election. We call to mind the best that is within us: That we live under God, that we are indivisible, that liberty and justice extend to all. We acknowledge the sin that runs through our history as a nation: The displacement of native peoples, racial injustice, economic inequity, regional separation. And we profess a deep and abiding gratitude for the goodness of ordinary people who have made sacrifices, who have sought opportunities, who have journeyed to this land as immigrants and strengthened its promise in successive generations, who have found freedom on these shores, and defended this freedom at tremendous cost. Be with us in the days that are near. Remind us that your ways are not our ways, that your power and might transcend the plans of every nation, that you are not mocked. Let those who follow your Son Jesus Christ be a peaceable people in the midst of division. Send your Spirit of peace, justice and freedom upon us, break down the walls of political partisanship, and make us one. Give us wisdom to walk in your ways, courage to speak in your name, and humility to trust in your providence. Amen.